This Day In History

September 4th

1882  Thomas Edison successfully lit in a square mile area of New York City with electrical lighting
1888  The Kodak name was registered by George Eastman of Rochester, New York for his roll film camera
1971  The Lawrence Welk Show was seen for the last time on ABC-TV

1803  First Lady Sarah Childress Polk of 11th US President James Knox Polk
1917  Auto Industrialist Henry Ford II
1928  Actor Dick York

Top Hits Courtesy of...

1960

• It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley

• The Twist - Chubby Checker

• Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard and The Midnighters

• I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

1968

• People Got to be Free - The Rascals

• Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano

• Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

• Mama Tried - Merle Haggard and The Strangers

1976

• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees

• You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls

• I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley

• Stand By My Woman Man - Ronnie Milsap

1984

• What's Love Got to Do with It - Tina Turner

• She Bop - Cyndi Lauper

• Let's Go Crazy - Prince and the Revolution

• Let's Fall to Pieces Together - George Strait

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